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The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power by Terry J. Benton-Walker
4.5
challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
**Thank you Tor Teen, Macmillan publishing, and NetGalley as well as the many authors for this eARC in change for my honest review**
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, from the prologue to the very end! 
The White Guy Dies First is a collection of 13 short horror stories in which, as the title suggests, the white guy dies first. 
All of the stories are based around a central themes of gender identity, racism, misogyny, colonization and gentrification. I love stories which are entertaining and also touch on important, lesser discussed, social issues. 
Some stories that stuck out to me were “The Golden Dragon” by Kendare Blake, “Best Served Cold” by H. E. Edgmon, and “Gray Grove” by Alexis Henderson. 
These stories were funny, gory, sometimes cheesy, real, and ultimately extremely satisfying. 
There were some stories that left me wanting more! Like, I could read a 400 page novel of “The Protégé” by Lamar Giles, and “Hell Is Other Demons” by Karen Strong. 
I came across this anthology because I followed Alexis Henderson after reading her novel “The Year of the Witching” and I’m so glad I did! It lead me to find 12 more amazing horror authors and I can’t wait to read more of their work! 
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